Costa Rica coffee exports up 16% in July
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug 1 (Reuters) -Costa Rican coffee exports rose 16.4%in July compared with the same month a year earlier, data released from national coffee institute ICAFE showed on Thursday.
Costa Rican coffee farmers shipped 118,150 60-kgbags in July, some 16,600 morethan in the same month last year, the data showed.
Known for its high-quality arabica beans, Costa Rica exports over 85% of its harvest and is the 14th largest coffee grower worldwide.
Through the first 10 monthsof the 2023/24 season, which runs from October to September, the Central American country's exports are down by about 5%.
ICAFE expects the current cropto dip by about 16% compared with last season's harvest duelargely to unfavorable weather.
Reporting by Alvaro Murillo; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Leslie Adler
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